Jason Clayworth, Des Moines Register investigative reporter
• March 6, 2020
Originally published in the Des Moines Register, the Register has made this story available for other media outlets, including The Daily Iowan.
Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday appointed the spokesman...
The Iowa Senate passed a bill 43-6 on Wednesday that would make the minimum age to buy tobacco and tobacco products to 21, while placing misdemeanor penalties on retailers who violate this provision.
The...
Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter
• February 27, 2020
Most LGBTQ-related bills in the Iowa Legislature failed to advance through the funnel deadline, including bills aimed at banning conversion therapy as well as bills placing regulations on LGBTQ topics...
After 35 years in law enforcement, Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek announced Thursday he will run for the Iowa House District 73 seat, which encompasses all of Cedar County and eastern Johnson...
The Iowa Democratic Party announced the results of the recount of 23 precincts in a press release on Thursday, solidifying and strengthening Pete Buttigieg’s slight lead over Bernie Sanders in state...
The Iowa House of Representatives voted Tuesday to advance a bill that would require the University of Iowa medicine and dentistry schools to allocate at least 75 percent of its admissions to Iowa...
The first “funnel” deadline in the Iowa Legislature passed Feb. 21, winnowing the number of bills lawmakers in Des Moines can consider.
Bills had to be reported out of a committee by Feb. 21...
Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter
• February 23, 2020
The proposed amendment to specify the Iowa constitution doesn't grant the right to an abortion is two years away from passage at the earliest — and the effects of the resolution passing are not totally...
The Iowa Democratic Party announced the correction of 29 precinct caucus results after a recanvass that concluded Tuesday, the party said in a press release.
Twenty-six results were changed because...
Facing a Friday funnel deadline to advance, one bill sitting in the Iowa Senate aims to mandate menstrual products to be available at no cost in all state buildings — including state institutions...
Newly elected Iowa Democratic Party Chair Mark Smith said his top priority is electing Democrats up and down the ticket in November, assuming his role in a hotbed of controversy with a caucus process...
Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter
• February 14, 2020
Sen. Chuck Grassley pushed his plan to lower prescription drug prices to health-care professionals in Coralville on Feb. 14, saying he expects the bipartisan bill to pass by May 20.
Speaking at the...
